Just "fell" over this thread here in the forum. I admit, I shared his thoughts sometimes, especially on my job which kept me away for weeks at a time.
Read by yourself. And don't forget, something that is new and interesting now might be boring and repetitive after a few years....
http://www.pprune.org/questions/5754...ould-like.html
I am especially interested in that discussion because my oldest son want's to become a pilot as well. I tried everything to talk him out of this, I guess I will let him read obove thread. I hope that makes him think and he decides for a "proper" profession(no offence intended, but older chaps will know what I mean).